The Castle of Sand (1974) featured a cast of 70 tracked actors. Of these, 16 (41%) are still alive today and 23 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kiyo Murakami, age 98. This film starred Tetsuro Tamba and Gō Katō.
41% still with us· verified cast25% of full cast · incl. 26 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 41% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 80.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast70 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1974 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tetsuro Tamba Detective Eitaro Imanishi | Detective Eitaro Imanishi | Deceased | 17/07/1922 | 84 | 24/09/2006 | 52 |
 Gō Katō Eiro Waga | Eiro Waga | Deceased | 04/02/1938 | 80 | 18/06/2018 | 36 |
 Kensaku Morita Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura | Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura | Living | 16/12/1949 | 76 | — | 25 |
 Yoko Shimada Reiko Takagi | Reiko Takagi | Deceased | 17/05/1953 | 69 | 25/07/2022 | 21 |
 Karin Yamaguchi Sachiko Tadakoro | Sachiko Tadakoro | Living | 10/05/1947 | 79 | — | 27 |
 Shin Saburi Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro | Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro | Deceased | 12/02/1909 | 73 | 22/09/1982 | 65 |
 Yoshi Katō Chiyokichi Motoura | Chiyokichi Motoura | Deceased | 12/01/1913 | 75 | 01/03/1988 | 61 |
 Kazuhide Haruta Hideo Motoura | Hideo Motoura | Living | 14/05/1966 | 60 | — | 8 |
 Ken Ogata Kenichi Miki | Kenichi Miki | Deceased | 20/07/1937 | 71 | 05/10/2008 | 37 |
 Seiji Matsuyama Shokichi Miki | Shokichi Miki | Living | 21/05/1947 | 79 | — | 27 |
 Taketoshi Naitō Search Section Chief | Search Section Chief | Deceased | 16/06/1926 | 86 | 21/08/2012 | 48 |
 Chishū Ryū Kojuro Kirihara | Kojuro Kirihara | Deceased | 13/05/1904 | 88 | 16/03/1993 | 70 |
 Masumi Harukawa Naka Sumie | Naka Sumie | Living | 16/11/1935 | 90 | — | 39 |
 Yoshio Inaba Search Chief Clerk | Search Chief Clerk | Deceased | 15/07/1920 | 77 | 20/04/1998 | 54 |
 Tokue Hanazawa Miki's Colleague in Flashback | Miki's Colleague in Flashback | Deceased | 18/10/1911 | 89 | 07/03/2001 | 63 |
 Kinzō Shin Linguistics Professor Kuwabara | Linguistics Professor Kuwabara | Deceased | 09/07/1910 | 78 | 26/12/1988 | 64 |
Kappei Matsumoto Mimori Police Chief | Mimori Police Chief | Deceased | 25/04/1905 | 90 | 03/10/1995 | 69 |
 Jun Hamamura Patrolman | Patrolman | Deceased | 07/02/1906 | 89 | 21/06/1995 | 68 |
 Takanobu Hozumi Matsuzaki | Matsuzaki | Deceased | 20/07/1931 | 87 | 19/10/2018 | 43 |
 Hatsuo Yamaya Iwagi Police Chief | Iwagi Police Chief | Deceased | 19/12/1933 | 85 | 31/10/2019 | 41 |
 Kin Sugai Yamashita | Yamashita | Deceased | 28/02/1926 | 92 | 10/08/2018 | 48 |
 Akiko Nomura Old Woman at Wakaba Apartment | Old Woman at Wakaba Apartment | Deceased | 02/01/1927 | 95 | 01/07/2022 | 47 |
 Kazuko Imai Kenichi Miki's Wife | Kenichi Miki's Wife | Deceased | 12/12/1930 | 81 | 14/10/2012 | 44 |
Mitsuyo Inomata Waitress at Bar Ron | Waitress at Bar Ron | Living | 25/07/1940 | 86 | — | 34 |
 Yokichi Gotou Tsutsui | Tsutsui | Deceased | 31/03/1930 | 92 | 19/03/2023 | 44 |
 Akira Sera Fan Shop Owner | Fan Shop Owner | Presumed Deceased | 14/10/1912 | 113 | — | 62 |
 Akira Kubo Patrolman at Setagaya | Patrolman at Setagaya | Living | 01/12/1936 | 89 | — | 38 |
Keiji Tsuchida West Kamata Chief Detective | West Kamata Chief Detective | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kibaji Tankobo West Kamata Detective | West Kamata Detective | Living | 04/01/1950 | 76 | — | 24 |
Mitsuru Yamazaki West Kamata Detective | West Kamata Detective | Living | 14/05/1933 | 93 | — | 41 |
| Presumed Deceased | 28/06/1924 | 102 | — | 50 | ||
| Deceased | 07/03/1925 | 60 | 03/04/1985 | 49 | ||
Hideaki Komori Metropolitan Police HQ Detective | Metropolitan Police HQ Detective | Living | 25/05/1937 | 89 | — | 37 |
| Presumed Deceased | 25/05/1920 | 106 | — | 54 | ||
 Kiyoshi Atsumi Movie Theater Manager | Movie Theater Manager | Deceased | 10/03/1928 | 68 | 04/08/1996 | 46 |
 Taiji Tonoyama Publican at Ebisu | Publican at Ebisu | Deceased | 17/10/1915 | 73 | 30/04/1989 | 59 |
Asaya Fujita Forensic Technician | Forensic Technician | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tatsuo Sakurabe Surgeon at Setagaya | Surgeon at Setagaya | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ken'ichi Katô Policeman driving jeep at Mimori Station | Policeman driving jeep at Mimori Station | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Hisashi Imahashi Asahi Shop Owner | Asahi Shop Owner | Deceased | 31/03/1935 | 60 | 02/05/1995 | 39 |
Sanpeita Mori Detective at Iwagi Station | Detective at Iwagi Station | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Junko Yoshida Clerk at Naniwa Yakusho | Clerk at Naniwa Yakusho | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mitsuzô Nakamura Policeman at Ebisu | Policeman at Ebisu | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Akira Matsuda Clerk in Charge at Naniwa Yakusho | Clerk in Charge at Naniwa Yakusho | Living | 19/04/1944 | 82 | — | 30 |
Tatsuki Bessho Bartender at Bar Ron | Bartender at Bar Ron | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Yuri Takase Waitress at Bar Ron | Waitress at Bar Ron | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Teishiro Nishijima West Kamata Police Chief | West Kamata Police Chief | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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Shin Kitayama West Kamata Detective | West Kamata Detective | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ura Shintarô West Kamata Detective | West Kamata Detective | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Takuo Senga West Kamata Detective | West Kamata Detective | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
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Yuichi Kikuchi Waga's Friend | Waga's Friend | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Living | 28/07/1946 | 80 | — | 28 | ||
Yukihide Yamamoto Metropolitan Police HQ Detective | Metropolitan Police HQ Detective | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Noriyuki Watanabe West Kamata Detective | West Kamata Detective | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kentarō Imai Metropolitan Police HQ Detective | Metropolitan Police HQ Detective | Presumed Deceased | 28/06/1924 | 102 | — | 50 |
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| Living | 20/04/1939 | 87 | — | 35 | ||
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| Oku | Living | 16/03/1928 | 98 | — | 46 | |
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 Ryōko Mizuki Farmer at Kamedake | Farmer at Kamedake | Presumed Deceased | 25/05/1920 | 106 | — | 54 |
Yoshiko Togawa Staff in Charge at Jikoen Nursing Home | Staff in Charge at Jikoen Nursing Home | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Living | 23/01/1935 | 91 | — | 39 | ||
 Eiko Muramatsu Mama at Ginza Club (uncredited) | Mama at Ginza Club (uncredited) | Living | 31/03/1938 | 88 | — | 36 |
